Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Ingredients

Original recipe makes 4

	1 tbDried 4hyme
	1 tbGround allspice
	1 tbSugar
	1/4 cSoy sauce
	1 1/2 tsGround sage
	1 cwhite onion; Chopped
	4 6-ozChicken breasts; Trimmed of fat, up to 8-oz each
	2 tbSalt
	Juice of 1 lime
	3/4 tsGround cinnamon
	1/4 colive oil
	1/2 cOrange juice
	1 1/2 tsBlack Pepper; freshly ground
	2 tbGarlic powder
	3 Green onions; finely chopped
	3/4 tsGround nutmeg
	3/4 cWhite vinegar
	1 Scotch bonnet pepper,; Seeded and finely chopped
	1 1/2 tsCayenne pepper

Calories Per Serving: 461
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Jamaican Jerk Chicken Preparation

In a large bowl, combine the allspice, thyme, cayenne pep- per, black pepper, sage, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, garlic powder and sugar. With a wire whisk, slowly add the olive oil, soy sauce, vinegar, orange juice, and lime juice. Add the Scotch bonnet pepper,. onion, and green onions and mix well. Add the chicken breasts, cover and marinate for at least 1 hour, longer if possible. Preheat an outdoor grill. Remove the breasts from the marinade and grill for 6 minutes on each side or until fully cooked. While grilling, baste with the marinade. Heat the leftover marinade and serve on the side for dipping. NOTE: This is the recipe as listed in the cookbook. Per- sonally, I would NEVER heat the leftover marinade and serve on the side for dipping, especially something that you had marinated POULTRY in. A MUCH better idea would be to reserve some of the marinade (BEFORE you put the chicken in it) and save it for serving. This recipe is also from Sugar Reef Caribbean Cooking by Devra Dedeaux. "This recipe is not as hot as you would find in Jamaica. For that authentic flavor, double the quantity of dry spices."

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Learn more about the ingredients in this recipe: Dried 4hyme Ground allspice Sugar Soy sauce Ground sage white onion Chicken breasts Salt Juice of 1 lime Ground cinnamon olive oil Orange juice Black Pepper Garlic powder Green onions Ground nutmeg White vinegar Scotch bonnet pepper, Cayenne pepper

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Jamaican Jerk Chicken Reviews

	wkwjmu Thanks for supplying a great mix of ingredients to make a juicy, caribbean chicken. The tip to save aside some of the marinade from the raw chicken was ingenious as the sauce gave the chicken an extra kick for those that enjoyed more spice. I agree with fuchsr that a mango salsa was nice along side the jerk chicken. 1 months, 1 weeks, 3 days, 11 hours, 30 minutes ago
	fuchsr This chicken was divine. As suggested in the recipe I doubled the dry spices. I also used chicken thighs instead of breasts. The chicken had a nice kick but not so much that it hurt. Instead of grilling, I baked it at 350 degrees for an hour, then before serving I basted it again with the marinate and put it under the broiler for a few minutes. It was nicely charred on the outside and tender juicy inside. I served it with rice and beans and a mango salsa. Our guests couldn't get enough. This recipe is a keeper. 3 months, 4 days, 6 hours, 17 minutes ago
	aarzi I have not made this recipe yet but make sure all your ingredients are Jamaican brands such as Grace or Dunn's River not 'Tropical Sun' to give it that authentic Jamaican flavour 3 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 21 hours, 36 minutes ago
	ahkahn I love this recipe, in fact it's one of my favorites. My wife doesn't... My daughter loves it too. 4 months, 2 days, 16 hours, 26 minutes ago
	Wandawoowoo 8 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 6 hours, 57 minutes ago
	Tyladkins25 My jerk chicken came out amazing...! I doubled all the spices for that authentic flavor, in addition to that, instead of grilling my chicken, I baked it at 350 degrees for an hr in a heavy cast iron skillet....the chicken was absolutely amazing...! 9 months, 1 weeks, 1 days, 19 hours, 49 minutes ago
	Lucwarm Great flavor. Change the recipe a little bit. Family loved it. Thanks 1 years, 2 days, 23 hours, 48 minutes ago
	Lopez4Dinner Awesome! This recipe didn't even last 30 minutes....best thing I've tasted in so far in all recipes I've made! First five star ever given as well. I didn't change a thing! 1 years, 2 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 7 hours, 8 minutes ago
	Jtnash After cruising to jamacia, this is my first chance too do my own thing...great start 1 years, 3 months, 3 days, 9 hours, 18 minutes ago
	Will212 Great flavor, my guests loved it, there wasn't any left! 1 years, 8 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 8 hours, 55 minutes ago
	CCheryl cant wait to try this,,,,sounds good, i like it hot and spicy, il use the habaneros, in the recipe, yumm cant wait, CCheryl, dont forget to use your medals, 2 years, 6 months, 1 weeks, 13 hours, 24 minutes ago
	raymond673 This was an excellent recipe, I adapted a few things, pulled the scotch bonnets and used some less spicy peppers. Added a tad more Lime. Added a small bit of Rosemary, cinnomon, and 5 spice. Used fresh Allspice and that is what really brought out the favors and married all of them together. Prep was not hard and in created a second round of my adapted spices and put them in a shaker for later use or on the chicken during the meal. BBQ w/ Mesquite wood. Turned out great! 2 years, 6 months, 1 weeks, 15 hours, 22 minutes ago
	dlocklair 2 years, 10 months, 4 days, 15 hours, 23 minutes ago
	swibirun This was a fantastic dish! I used thighs because every authentic jerk chicken dish I've seen uses bone-in meat. Everyone loved it! Served with curried rice 4 years, 8 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 18 hours, 5 minutes ago